Ashish Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won the Hamirpur Assembly by-election. The counting of votes for the Hamirpur by-election was held on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Sharma defeated Dr. Pushpinder Varma of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,571 votes.
A total of three candidates were in the fray to be elected to the next Hamirpur assembly seat. Independent candidate Ashish Sharma joined the BJP, necessitating a by-election to the constituency.
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38. Hamirpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The constituency is in Hamirpur district and Lower Himachal region of Himachal Pradesh. The Hamirpur Assembly seat can be categorised as semi-urban. The reservation status of this seat is general. Hamirpur is part of 3. Hamirpur (General) Lok Sabha constituency. There are a total of 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly.
Candidates’ contest
A total of three candidates were contesting in the July 2024 state assembly by-elections, while there were nine candidates in this seat in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
List of candidates contesting in the 2024 by-elections: Ashish Sharma (BJP), Dr Pushpinder Verma (INC), Nand Lal Sharma (IND).
List of candidates contesting in the 2022 state assembly elections: Ashish Sharma (IND), Dr Pushpinder Verma (INC), Narinder Thakur (BJP), Naresh Kumar Darji (IND), Dr Kashmir Singh Thakur (CPIM), Ashish Kumar (IND), Sushil Kumar Suroch (AAP), Abhinay Bhardwaj (RTRYDVBHMP), Praveen Kumar Kaushal (BSP).
Past election results
In the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, Candidate Ashish Sharma of India (IND) defeated Dr Pushpinder Varma of the Indian National Congress (INC) by 12,899 votes, securing 23.44% of the total votes. A total of 55,039 votes were polled in the election, of which India secured 25,916 votes, accounting for 47.09% of the total votes.
In the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections, Anurag Singh Thakur is leading in the Hamirpur Assembly constituency with 15,579 votes, which is 28.75% of the total votes polled in the assembly. Anurag Singh Thakur (BJP) has won the Hamirpur Assembly seat.
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Election Day
The Gazette Notice for Hamirpur by-election was published on Friday, June 14, 2024, the last date for scrutiny of candidates was Monday, June 24, 2024 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations was Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The constituency will go to polls on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 and counting of votes will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
For the 2022 state assembly elections, vote counting took place on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Voters
For the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the total number of voters in Hamirpur is 76,646, of which 38,606 are male, 38,039 female and 1 voter of the third gender.
Voter turnout
On 10 July 2024, the voter turnout in Hamirpur constituency was reported as 67.50%, which is 4.31% lower than the voter turnout recorded in this constituency in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, where the voter turnout in this constituency was reported as 71.81%.
Location and scope
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Hamirpur constituency comprises the following areas of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh: KCs Tal, Nalti, Hamirpur, PCs lambloo, Balyut, Baloh of ugialta KC, Hamirpur Municipal Council of Hamirpur Tehsil.
The geographic coordinates of this constituency are 31°39’28.4″N 76°31’41.5″E.
Election Day
The Gazette Notice for Hamirpur by-election was published on Friday, June 14, 2024, the last date for scrutiny of candidates was Monday, June 24, 2024 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations was Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The constituency will go to polls on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 and counting of votes will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
For the 2022 state assembly elections, vote counting took place on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Voters
For the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the total number of voters in Hamirpur is 76,646, of which 38,606 are male, 38,039 female and 1 voter of the third gender.
Voter turnout
On 10 July 2024, the voter turnout in Hamirpur constituency was reported as 67.50%, which is 4.31% lower than the voter turnout recorded in this constituency in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, where the voter turnout in this constituency was reported as 71.81%.
Location and scope
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Hamirpur constituency comprises the following areas of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh: KCs Tal, Nalti, Hamirpur, PCs lambloo, Balyut, Baloh of ugialta KC, Hamirpur Municipal Council of Hamirpur Tehsil.
The geographic coordinates of this constituency are 31°39’28.4″N 76°31’41.5″E.
First revealed: 13 July 2024 06:09 IST
